US, Chinese defense chiefs set to meet in Singapore

By Agence France-Presse

May 31, 2024 10:03 am

SINGAPORE: The US and Chinese defence chiefs were in Singapore on Friday for a major security forum where they are set to hold rare direct talks, with Taiwan and other flashpoint disputes expected to dominate the three-day event.

The meeting between the United States' Lloyd Austin and China's Dong Jun on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue will be the first substantive face-to-face talks between their countries' defence chiefs in 18 months.

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